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paulb1606.bsky.social
Retired, trying to remain sane in an increasingly batshit world.
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Honouring Sadiq Khan belittles the achievements of Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Gavin Williamson Lord Chris Grayling Baroness Charlotte Owen Baron Shaun Bailey Baroness Michelle Mone Sir Christopher Chope Lord Ben Houchen Baron Ross Kempsell and Lord Lebedev of Siberia

A fabulous evening of mid winter delight at St Georges Bristol where Lady Maisery and Jimmy and Sid performed Awake Arise. Heartwarming good in these dark times.

So true.

This is going to piss a lot of men off, but ignore them, too!

I remember during the Brexit referendum that leading Brexiteers *insisted* that they were not isolationists and little Englanders. They *were* team players, but it was just the EU was wrong. But then they wanted out of Single Market… then ECHR… …and now UN and ICC too. They are not team players.

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And how is your day?

A message from a REAL farmer who hasn’t been brainwashed by the Tories, wealthy landowners and the right wing media👇🏽 #FarmersProtest

I have spent a little while checking my feed here. I haven't felt the need to block a single post. Unlike the other place. A breath of much needed fresh air.

@squeezyjohn.bsky.social Greetings John. I have protected my tweets in the other place so can't reply to you there. I think removing the block is the last straw for me there.

The longer they keep their Rwanda pantomime running the more it drowns out the obvious: cost of living; NHS winter crisis; child poverty; economic failures; sewage in the seas; failure after failure after 13 years … so they do the Politics of Distraction… it’s their only success

2/2 It is difficult to reach any other conclusion for such an inhuman policy. The simple solution would have been to allow a vote of conscience. But the stubborn insistence is deeply worrying.

I am struggling to understand the Labour position on Gaza. I do not believe Starmer is stupid, but there must be a reason he enforced the whip. Has he been got at by somebody/something? 1/2

Friday is mums funeral. Alzheimers took her from us years ago, but we at last get to say goodbye. Should you wish to help in the fight against Alzheimers disease please give in mums memory at www.astridbingle.muchloved.com Thank you

Last evening went to see Kenneth Branagh "giving" his Lear. Sadly he was too young, his supporting cast too dull, and the delivery too monotone to do little other than pass time. Shame, really. Set was good though. 2 stars only.

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vote, you little shits. vote because - your landlord will vote - your boss will vote - every nasty little greedy bitcoin bro who thinks women should be assigned to men for sex will vote - anti abortionists will vote - evangelist christians will vote - your racist uncle will vote FUCKING VOTE